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Originally Posted by OK-944
Back in 2002 I designed and built this (wood/resin) 4x5 view camera (the Layton L-1) — for which I received a (design) patent and some awards…and which later evolved into a sleeker, lighter-weight, arguably “niftier” model (the Layton L-45A) crafted out of aerospace metals.
L-1:
At any rate…I created the parts for the L-1 from a compressed wood/resin laminate, using a table saw to cut out blanks, then a router table with micro adjustable fence - using a series of bits, including a number of round-over bits to create those curves and radii…using a series of phenolic templates I’d created - which I’d then double-stick-tape to the wood/resin blanks so that the bit-bearings could follow them.
A nice property of the wood/resin product is that the “finish” is achieved by simply buffing on a wheel. Cyanoacrylate adhesives were used to glue up wood/resin parts.
Downsides are that the materials are heavy, and very dangerous to work with on a high-speed/high powered router - especially the very small pieces…which can really fly! Amazed that I still have all of my fingers! |
Wow! that's impressive. How many hours do you have into this project?